🇲🇺 Population of Mauritius

1,300,557
Current Population of Mauritius
1,506
Net population growth this year
640.67
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Mauritius reached 1,300,557, of which 640,825 people are male and 659,732 female. The country has a population density of 640.6685 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.116% for the year. According to the latest data, Mauritius is set to increase its population size by 1,336 people next year. Making the total population count of Mauritius 1,301,978 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Mauritius (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Mauritius grown from 525,443 people to 1,300,557. An increase of the population size by 147.52% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 525,443 267,400 258,043 15,038 258.8389 2.862%
1951 540,608 274,758 265,850 15,292 266.3094 2.829%
1952 555,889 282,163 273,726 15,270 273.8369 2.747%
1953 569,936 289,186 280,750 12,823 280.7564 2.25%
1954 583,040 295,981 287,060 13,387 287.2121 2.296%
1955 596,866 303,144 293,722 14,265 294.0229 2.39%
1956 611,531 310,662 300,870 15,064 301.2468 2.463%
1957 626,896 318,425 308,472 15,666 308.8158 2.499%
1958 642,896 326,418 316,478 16,335 316.6978 2.541%
1959 659,729 334,781 324,948 17,330 324.9897 2.627%
1960 676,683 343,446 333,237 16,578 333.3414 2.45%
1961 693,243 352,143 341,100 16,542 341.499 2.386%
1962 709,822 360,714 349,108 16,616 349.666 2.341%
1963 726,250 368,952 357,298 16,239 357.7584 2.236%
1964 742,480 376,948 365,532 16,221 365.7534 2.185%
1965 758,628 384,876 373,752 16,076 373.7084 2.119%
1966 774,462 392,613 381,848 15,591 381.5081 2.013%
1967 789,578 399,972 389,606 14,641 388.9544 1.854%
1968 803,759 406,874 396,885 13,722 395.9404 1.707%
1969 817,196 413,431 403,765 13,153 402.5599 1.61%
1970 830,116 419,740 410,376 12,685 408.9239 1.528%
1971 842,412 425,698 416,714 11,908 414.9813 1.414%
1972 854,036 431,302 422,734 11,340 420.7074 1.328%
1973 865,368 436,840 428,528 11,324 426.2897 1.309%
1974 876,740 442,424 434,316 11,420 431.8916 1.303%
1975 888,292 448,031 440,261 11,684 437.5823 1.315%
1976 900,166 453,747 446,419 12,064 443.4315 1.34%
1977 912,574 459,726 452,848 12,753 449.5441 1.397%
1978 925,835 466,178 459,656 13,768 456.0764 1.487%
1979 940,034 473,163 466,872 14,631 463.0712 1.556%
1980 954,865 480,514 474,351 15,030 470.3768 1.574%
1981 969,806 487,984 481,822 14,853 477.7372 1.532%
1982 984,176 495,217 488,958 13,885 484.8155 1.411%
1983 998,000 502,224 495,775 13,763 491.6254 1.379%
1984 1,011,941 509,372 502,569 14,120 498.4931 1.395%
1985 1,025,769 516,511 509,257 13,536 505.3049 1.32%
1986 1,039,028 523,374 515,654 12,983 511.8367 1.25%
1987 1,051,809 530,006 521,803 12,578 518.1325 1.196%
1988 1,064,330 536,500 527,830 12,463 524.3002 1.171%
1989 1,076,961 543,021 533,940 12,800 530.5227 1.189%
1990 1,090,290 549,853 540,437 13,858 537.0887 1.271%
1991 1,104,259 556,664 547,595 14,081 543.9702 1.275%
1992 1,118,714 563,403 555,311 14,828 551.0906 1.325%
1993 1,133,252 570,171 563,081 14,248 558.2522 1.257%
1994 1,147,161 576,590 570,572 13,570 565.1039 1.183%
1995 1,160,207 582,544 577,664 12,523 571.5308 1.079%
1996 1,172,542 588,104 584,438 12,146 577.6069 1.036%
1997 1,184,257 593,345 590,912 11,284 583.3778 0.953%
1998 1,194,880 598,053 596,827 9,962 588.6108 0.834%
1999 1,205,413 602,736 602,678 11,104 593.7995 0.921%
2000 1,215,930 607,396 608,534 9,931 598.9805 0.817%
2001 1,225,272 611,604 613,668 8,752 603.5823 0.714%
2002 1,233,972 615,657 618,315 8,648 607.868 0.701%
2003 1,242,340 619,537 622,803 8,087 611.9901 0.651%
2004 1,250,380 623,247 627,133 7,992 615.9507 0.639%
2005 1,258,048 626,746 631,302 7,344 619.7281 0.584%
2006 1,264,767 629,742 635,026 6,094 623.0379 0.482%
2007 1,270,584 632,232 638,352 5,540 625.9034 0.436%
2008 1,275,684 634,311 641,372 4,659 628.4155 0.365%
2009 1,279,868 635,924 643,944 3,709 630.4766 0.29%
2010 1,283,330 637,215 646,115 3,216 632.1823 0.251%
2011 1,286,236 638,288 647,947 2,595 633.6135 0.202%
2012 1,288,745 639,214 649,530 2,423 634.8495 0.188%
2013 1,290,691 639,866 650,826 1,471 635.8086 0.114%
2014 1,292,113 640,228 651,886 1,373 636.5091 0.106%
2015 1,293,153 640,400 652,753 706 637.0212 0.055%
2016 1,293,911 640,424 653,487 810 637.3946 0.063%
2017 1,294,741 640,470 654,271 849 637.8032 0.066%
2018 1,295,381 640,438 654,943 433 638.119 0.033%
2019 1,296,279 640,524 655,756 1,362 638.5611 0.105%
2020 1,297,828 640,872 656,956 1,735 639.3239 0.134%
2021 1,298,915 640,946 657,969 439 639.8594 0.034%
2022 1,299,469 640,752 658,718 670 640.1325 0.052%
2023 1,300,557 640,825 659,732 1,506 640.6685 0.116%

Statements that can be derived from Mauritius's population data

  • Mauritius has a population of 1,300,557 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Mauritius's population is equivalent to 0.02% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Mauritius's population will grow with 1,506 people.
  • In 2023, 0 more people will immigrate to Mauritius than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Mauritius is 37.46 years.
  • In Mauritius there are 640.67 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 11.08 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Mauritius.
  • In Mauritius, 640,825 of the total population are male, and 659,732 are female.

Future Population of Mauritius (2023 - 2100)

Mauritius's population is set to decrease in the future from 1,300,557 people to 846,900 people. A decrease of the population size by 61.18% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 1,300,557 640,825 659,732 1,506 640.6685 0.116%
2024 1,301,978 641,058 660,920 1,336 641.3685 0.103%
2025 1,303,210 641,192 662,018 1,128 641.9754 0.087%
2026 1,304,199 641,198 663,002 851 642.4628 0.065%
2027 1,304,905 641,064 663,840 560 642.8103 0.043%
2028 1,305,373 640,816 664,558 376 643.0409 0.029%
2029 1,305,569 640,432 665,136 15 643.1372 0.001%
2030 1,305,425 639,887 665,538 -303 643.0663 -0.023%
2031 1,304,935 639,182 665,752 -677 642.8249 -0.052%
2032 1,304,094 638,314 665,780 -1,003 642.4111 -0.077%
2033 1,302,906 637,284 665,622 -1,375 641.8254 -0.106%
2034 1,301,364 636,098 665,266 -1,708 641.066 -0.131%
2035 1,299,451 634,745 664,706 -2,117 640.1239 -0.163%
2036 1,297,139 633,210 663,928 -2,508 638.9847 -0.193%
2037 1,294,443 631,513 662,930 -2,885 637.6564 -0.223%
2038 1,291,363 629,649 661,714 -3,273 636.1397 -0.253%
2039 1,287,886 627,609 660,278 -3,682 634.4266 -0.286%
2040 1,284,007 625,393 658,614 -4,076 632.5158 -0.317%
2041 1,279,715 622,997 656,718 -4,508 630.4015 -0.352%
2042 1,275,002 620,418 654,584 -4,918 628.0798 -0.386%
2043 1,269,892 617,673 652,220 -5,301 625.5628 -0.417%
2044 1,264,437 614,780 649,657 -5,610 622.8754 -0.444%
2045 1,258,664 611,754 646,910 -5,936 620.0315 -0.472%
2046 1,252,597 608,612 643,985 -6,199 617.0426 -0.495%
2047 1,246,298 605,380 640,918 -6,398 613.9399 -0.513%
2048 1,239,794 602,073 637,722 -6,609 610.7362 -0.533%
2049 1,233,085 598,688 634,398 -6,809 607.4313 -0.552%
2050 1,226,235 595,258 630,978 -6,892 604.0567 -0.562%
2051 1,219,284 591,801 627,484 -7,010 600.6325 -0.575%
2052 1,212,268 588,330 623,938 -7,021 597.1766 -0.579%
2053 1,205,227 584,872 620,356 -7,061 593.7081 -0.586%
2054 1,198,160 581,417 616,744 -7,073 590.2268 -0.59%
2055 1,191,085 577,967 613,118 -7,077 586.7416 -0.594%
2056 1,184,002 574,534 609,467 -7,091 583.252 -0.599%
2057 1,176,908 571,112 605,795 -7,096 579.7576 -0.603%
2058 1,169,803 567,698 602,105 -7,114 576.2576 -0.608%
2059 1,162,693 564,290 598,402 -7,107 572.7549 -0.611%
2060 1,155,585 560,894 594,692 -7,107 569.2539 -0.615%
2061 1,148,471 557,504 590,966 -7,122 565.7493 -0.62%
2062 1,141,348 554,120 587,228 -7,125 562.2401 -0.624%
2063 1,134,227 550,749 583,479 -7,115 558.7328 -0.627%
2064 1,127,095 547,379 579,716 -7,149 555.2195 -0.634%
2065 1,119,914 543,993 575,920 -7,215 551.6815 -0.644%
2066 1,112,670 540,592 572,079 -7,271 548.1135 -0.653%
2067 1,105,350 537,158 568,192 -7,369 544.5076 -0.667%
2068 1,097,943 533,689 564,253 -7,447 540.8584 -0.678%
2069 1,090,477 530,206 560,271 -7,483 537.181 -0.686%
2070 1,082,932 526,692 556,240 -7,608 533.464 -0.703%
2071 1,075,284 523,138 552,146 -7,689 529.6963 -0.715%
2072 1,067,544 519,546 547,998 -7,789 525.884 -0.73%
2073 1,059,716 515,916 543,801 -7,867 522.0278 -0.742%
2074 1,051,816 512,256 539,561 -7,933 518.1362 -0.754%
2075 1,043,858 508,571 535,287 -7,985 514.2155 -0.765%
2076 1,035,829 504,853 530,976 -8,073 510.2603 -0.779%
2077 1,027,717 501,094 526,624 -8,149 506.2648 -0.793%
2078 1,019,533 497,298 522,234 -8,220 502.233 -0.806%
2079 1,011,306 493,480 517,826 -8,233 498.1805 -0.814%
2080 1,003,054 489,650 513,405 -8,271 494.1155 -0.825%
2081 994,760 485,798 508,962 -8,318 490.0296 -0.836%
2082 986,442 481,938 504,503 -8,319 485.9318 -0.843%
2083 978,122 478,078 500,045 -8,320 481.8335 -0.851%
2084 969,802 474,218 495,584 -8,319 477.7352 -0.858%
2085 961,480 470,366 491,114 -8,326 473.6355 -0.866%
2086 953,184 466,526 486,658 -8,267 469.5485 -0.867%
2087 944,946 462,713 482,232 -8,209 465.4904 -0.869%
2088 936,770 458,937 477,834 -8,141 461.4633 -0.869%
2089 928,654 455,196 473,457 -8,093 457.465 -0.871%
2090 920,616 451,492 469,124 -7,984 453.5054 -0.867%
2091 912,682 447,832 464,849 -7,885 449.5968 -0.864%
2092 904,869 444,232 460,636 -7,740 445.7483 -0.855%
2093 897,180 440,691 456,489 -7,638 441.9606 -0.851%
2094 889,624 437,211 452,414 -7,473 438.2387 -0.84%
2095 882,208 433,795 448,413 -7,360 434.5852 -0.834%
2096 874,889 430,421 444,467 -7,278 430.9798 -0.832%
2097 867,688 427,090 440,598 -7,125 427.4323 -0.821%
2098 860,622 423,814 436,808 -7,005 423.952 -0.814%
2099 853,689 420,599 433,090 -6,862 420.5365 -0.804%
2100 846,900 417,442 429,458 -6,716 417.1921 -0.793%

Population Density of Mauritius

Today, Mauritius has a population density of 640.6685 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 258.8389 people/km² since the 1950 to 640.6685 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Mauritius is projected to reach a population density of 417.1921 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Mauritius's Population

The population growth rate of Mauritius currently stands at 0.116% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.064 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Mauritius will decrease to 0.116%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Mauritius's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.793% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.862%
1960 2.45%
1970 1.528%
1980 1.574%
1990 1.271%
2000 0.817%
2010 0.251%
2020 0.134%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.023%
2040 -0.317%
2050 -0.562%
2060 -0.615%
2070 -0.703%
2080 -0.825%
2090 -0.867%
2100 -0.793%
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Life Expectancy of Mauritius

Today, Mauritius has an average life expectancy of 75.6908 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 52.4424 years since the 1950 to 75.6908 years in 2023. In the future, Mauritius is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 86.4936 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 52,442
1960 55,258
1970 60,810
1980 65,624
1990 69,387
2000 71,636
2010 73,998
2020 74,330
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 76,718
2040 78,204
2050 79,734
2060 81,273
2070 82,756
2080 84,098
2090 85,329
2100 86,493
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Migration to and from Mauritius

In 2023 Mauritius will see net migrations of 0 people. This means that 0 more people will immigrate to Mauritius than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Mauritius was 0.

Net Migration for Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 797
1960 -2,494
1970 -2,191
1980 -1,601
1990 -1,646
2000 -2,522
2010 -3,194
2020 -478
Year Net Migration
2030 0
2040 0
2050 0
2060 0
2070 0
2080 0
2090 0
2100 0
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Births in Mauritius

In 2023, Mauritius will see 13,182 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Mauritius in 2022, when the country saw 13,266 new borns.

Births Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 22,308
1960 27,417
1970 22,333
1980 23,657
1990 22,748
2000 20,485
2010 15,454
2020 13,462
Year Births
2030 12,978
2040 11,430
2050 9,704
2060 9,346
2070 8,599
2080 7,543
2090 7,104
2100 6,655
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Deaths in Mauritius

In 2023, 11,671 people will die in Mauritius. That is a decrease of Mauritius's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 12,591 deaths.

Deaths Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 8,070
1960 8,348
1970 7,456
1980 7,025
1990 7,241
2000 8,037
2010 9,040
2020 11,243
Year Births
2030 13,290
2040 15,511
2050 16,594
2060 16,458
2070 16,202
2080 15,817
2090 15,084
2100 13,376
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Median Age in Mauritius

The median age of Mauritius has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Mauritius will reach 50.9708 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.891
1960 16.0209
1970 17.3497
1980 20.727
1990 24.5601
2000 27.8757
2010 31.5917
2020 36.4447
Year Median Age
2030 39.5916
2040 43.0678
2050 46.1681
2060 48.6263
2070 49.3782
2080 50.1408
2090 50.9241
2100 50.9708
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Fertility Rate in Mauritius

The fertility rate of Mauritius has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Mauritius will reach 1.5668 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.0494
1960 6.1665
1970 3.9516
1980 2.7819
1990 2.2945
2000 1.9754
2010 1.5539
2020 1.414
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.4108
2040 1.4443
2050 1.4719
2060 1.4969
2070 1.52
2080 1.5408
2090 1.5575
2100 1.5668
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Infant Mortality Rate in Mauritius

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Mauritius while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Mauritius has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 84.6285. Today, Mauritius has a much better infant mortality rate of 11.0821 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Mauritius is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 2.6619 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Mauritius Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 84.6285
1960 77.2094
1970 59.6849
1980 33.1166
1990 19.2455
2000 15.8418
2010 12.3114
2020 13.9861
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 9.102
2040 7.1342
2050 5.7895
2060 4.7167
2070 3.9309
2080 3.3989
2090 2.993
2100 2.6619
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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